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Defense Asks Court To Drop All Charges Against Child Bride

Defense Asks Court To Drop All Charges Against Child Bride

This week, Hussaina Aliyu Ibrahim, the defense counsel for 14-year-old Nigerian Wasila Tasi’u (pictured), asked that all charges against his defendant be dropped in the murder case that has thrust the issue of child marriage in Islam societies back in to the spotlight, according to the Vanguard. RELATED: CHILD BRIDE WHO KILLED HUSBAND FACES DEATH PENALTY Keep…

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